Yet again the resident cartoonist at the Jamaica Observer depicted homosexual identity in a way that I find objectionable. Few question the motives of the artist, but I think we should deconstruct the assumptions that inform media images and consider their impact.
Viewing gay men as freakish, cartoon-like figures is a way to minimize their threat to a heteronormative social order: http://t.co/fXbj2o2r
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Javed (@Chatimout) April 20, 2012To say Clovis advances stereotypical (mis)representations of gay men would be an understatement.
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Javed (@Chatimout) April 20, 2012When portrayed as bleach-faced, cross-dressing, hideously unattractive & deformed, gay identity bcomes offensive to the person who sees it.
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Javed (@Chatimout) April 20, 2012Think about what it means that @jamaicaobserver believes it's okay to represent gay people in this way.
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Javed (@Chatimout) April 20, 2012Do not be mistaken. This is homophobia at work.
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Javed (@Chatimout) April 20, 2012
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